GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT I - 79000288

Requisition No: 846705 

Agency: Business and Professional Regulations

Working Title: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT I - 79000288

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 79000288 

Salary:  $1,576.92 - $1,667.34 Bi-weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 03/05/2025 

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DIVISION OF HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS CONSULTANT I
Position Number: 79000288

Hiring Salary: $1,576.92 - $1,667.34 Bi-weekly

            *ANTICIPATED VACANCY*

                       **STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM OPPORTUNITY**

This is an employment opportunity for current employees within the State Personnel System

Applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile.  Work history, hours worked, and formal education are required to qualify for this position.  Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile. Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information. 

Our Organization and Mission

The Division of Hotels and Restaurants (H&R) licenses, inspects, and regulates public lodging and food service establishments in Florida under Chapter 509, Florida Statutes (FS). The division also licenses and regulates elevators, escalators and other vertical conveyance devices under Chapter 399, FS. The division’s three bureaus – Sanitation and Safety Inspections, Licensing and Elevator Safety – comprise a team of approximately 360 personnel fulfilling the regulatory obligations of the division throughout the state.

Our Mission is to protect the health and safety of the public by providing the industry with quality inspections and fair regulation.

The Work You Will Do

• This position is responsible for the processing of variance petitions including the intake, advertising, and drafting of orders for the Bureau of Elevator Safety. This position is also responsible for monitoring and assigning of public inquiries from the Bureau’s email box and escalations and following through to ensure they are completed in accordance with Department and Bureau procedures. This position assists other office staff as needed to ensure critical tasks are completed timely and accurately.
• Responsible for monitoring the Bureau’s email inbox and escalations, responding, or assigning inquiries, as needed, and ensuring they are completed in accordance with Department and Division procedures.  Monitors complaints received in On Base and email, forwards the complaint to the appropriate person for handling, creates complaint in Versa Regulation, and tracks and closes complaints when completed.  Creates and assigns complaint inspections in Versa Regulation, and other inspection types as needed. Provides assistance with the compliance and enforcement activities of the Bureau of Elevator Safety. 
• Completes projects as assigned by senior management. Provides well-researched and thorough results to management inquiries. Responsible for handling discrepancies and issues with field staff reports and forms to ensure correct information and completion. Reviews bureau inspector reports and forwards anomalies to Deputy Chief.  Assists with data entry, as necessary.
• Responsible for the processing of variance petitions including the intake, elevator code research, filing, advertising, and drafting of orders for the Bureau of Elevator Safety. Responsible for ensuring all documentation is completed accurately and filed according to applicable deadlines.  Maintains accurate historical records of variances in Versa: Regulation and OnBase imaging system.  
• Responsible for the identification and resolution of long-term delinquent elevator accounts through various forms of research and outreach, including searching local and state government records, internet searches, and email and phone contact. Produces monthly reporting on delinquent accounts that details action taken by the bureau.
• Responsible for the tracking, monitoring, reporting and analysis of elevator accounts with special license statuses that require active monitoring by the bureau. These include elevators with the following statuses: sealed, special sealed, inactive, owner unknown, and others as determined by management. Responsible for providing various reports on demand regarding the latest activities performed by bureau staff on these licenses. Maintains the bureau’s internet webpage with current reports of conveyances with license statuses that require active monitoring.
• Responsible for the timely processing and maintenance of all continuing education applications for providers and courses. Responsible for accurately entering all continuing education attendance records into Versa: Regulation. Generates accurate reporting of all providers and attendees as needed.
• Track, review and update, where necessary, website FAQ’s based on inquiries and changes to Bureau processes. Assists field staff with Versa Regulation account research, as needed. Assists the Chief and Deputy Chief with duties including ESTAC and other event planning efforts, coordinating property management within the bureau, maintenance of Inspector Daily Report Database, and report generation and analysis. Responsible for handling ESTAC members’ authorization to travel, travel reimbursement, and related tasks utilizing STMS. Provides assistance to management as needed for special assignments. Assists AAI with scanning and indexing documents into OnBase and other administrative tasks as needed.
• Maintains Versa: Regulation license records. Responsible for the change of owner research and licensure compliance. Responsible for preparing special correspondence to licensees, when necessary.
• Assists with seal requests submitted by field staff, updates elevator status for approved seals and unseals, and archives documentation.
• Assists field staff with Versa Regulation account research. Creates administrative cases in Versa Regulation for field staff issuing citations. Assists with seal requests submitted by field staff, updates elevator status for approved seals and unseals, and archives documentation.
• Performs other related work as required.

Minimum Requirements

• Associates degree or higher from an accredited college or university, OR
• Two or more years of relevant professional work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with processing accident or inspection reports (verifiable on you’re application).

For information regarding this vacancy please contact Kela.Bishop@myfloridalicense.com

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Ability to understand & apply applicable rules, regulations, policies & procedures; to deal with the public in a tactful & courteous manner; to plan, organize, & coordinate work assignments; to perform data collection, word processing, email, licensing, internet applications & other technology required by the department, including but not limited to Versa: Regulation and OnBase.

Ability to integrate use of software and desktop or portable hardware to enhance personal & organizational performance, including spreadsheet, word processing, scheduling, e-mail, licensing & internet applications & other technology required by the department.

Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments. Ability to communicate, verbally & in writing effectively. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• State of Florida retirement package: 3% employee contribution required.
• Nine annual paid holidays and one personal holiday
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid annual leave annually as a new employee with the State of Florida
• Ability to earn up to 104 hours of paid sick leave annually.
• The State of Florida offers health insurance coverage (i.e. individual and family coverage) to eligible employees.
• The State of Florida provides a $25,000 life insurance policy to eligible employees.
• Additional supplemental insurance policies are available for dental, vision, hospital supplement, cancer, etc.
• Tax deferred medical and childcare reimbursement accounts are available.
• Tuition waiver program to attend an approved State of Florida College or University

For additional benefit information, please visit the following website: http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

Applicant Note If you are the selected candidate for this position and hold a current license through the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, you may be required to place your license in an inactive status.

NOTE This position requires a security background check and participation in direct deposit. You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) and date of birth in order to conduct this background check.

Applicants are required to apply through the People First system by the closing date, by applying online.  All required documentation must be received by the closing date of the advertisement.  If you have any questions regarding your application, you may call 1-877-562-7287.

The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation is committed to increasing recruitment and hiring of individuals with disabilities and improving employment outcomes.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DBPR Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 487-2074. DBPR requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

SPECIAL REMINDERS

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation values the sacrifices veterans and their family members have given to our country and support the hiring of returning service members and military spouses.

A candidate for veterans’ preference who believes he or she was not afforded employment preference may file a complaint in accordance with Rule 55A-7.016, F.A.C., with the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Veterans’ Preference Coordinator, 11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311, Largo, FL, 33778. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs has also established an email where people can electronically file claims or ask questions. The email is veteranspreference@fdva.state.fl.us.

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation will only hire U. S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers. Our agency participates in the E-Verify System which is a federal government electronic database available for employers to use to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.